The CoastWatch Utilities Online Course
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Welcome
Unit 1 - Introduction to the CoastWatch Utilities
CoastWatch Data Files
Graphical Versus Command Line
Software Functionality
HDF and NetCDF Software
Unit 1 Quiz
Unit 1 Quiz Answers
Unit 2 - Basics of the CoastWatch Data Analysis Tool
Opening a Data File
Color Palette and Enhancement Range
Data Overlays
Navigating Within the Data View
Data Export
Unit 2 Assignment
Unit 2 Quiz
Unit 2 Quiz Answers
Unit 3 - Command Line Tools for Extracting File Information
Data File Contents (cwinfo)
Rendering Images (cwrender)
Color Enhancement Images
Color Composite Images
Colored Vector Images
Hybrid Images
Statistics Computations (cwstats)
Sampling Locations (cwsample)
Data Export (cwexport)
Unit 3 Assignment
Unit 3 Quiz
Unit 3 Quiz Answers
Unit 4 - More in Depth with the CoastWatch Data Analysis Tool
Mask Overlays
Bitmask Overlays
Multilayer Mask Overlays
Expression Mask Overlays
Topographic and Bathymetric Contours
Shape Overlays
Saving and Loading Overlay Groups
Surveying Data Variables
Drawing Annotations
Color Composite Mode
Unit 4 Assignment
Unit 4 Quiz
Unit 4 Quiz Answers
Unit 5 - Command Line Tools for Data Manipulation
Generic Variable Math (cwmath)
Registration to a Map Projection (cwregister2)
Creating Map Projections (cwmaster)
Spatial and Temporal Composites (cwcomposite)
Direct Software Library Access (cwscript)
Automated Data Processing
Unit 5 Assignment
Unit 5 Quiz
Unit 5 Quiz Answers
Suggested Short Courses
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Mini Course 60 mins
Mini Course 60 mins
Unit 1 - Introduction to the CoastWatch Utilities
CoastWatch Data Files
Graphical Versus Command Line
Unit 2 - Basics of the CoastWatch Data Analysis Tool
Opening a Data File
Color Palette and Enhancement Range
Data Overlays
Unit 3 - Command Line Tools for Extracting File Information
Data File Contents (cwinfo)
Color Enhancement Images